Great things? really? He's only gotta drop 4+ seconds to be considered a stakes colt

Really Pius, have you not seen his miles? The way he was driven last night he could have won at will at any point. Marcus kept him out of trouble as he leader looked good on the lead, once he was let go he exploded home. Looks like he will make a lot money.

he's had 5 lifetime starts. walt lives in ill. the colt is ill. bred and eligible fot ill. bred races. goes for 40k in 2 weeks. where and in what races would a genious like you race him do you think paisley knows a few things about race horses ?

if he keeps going,and if he stays sound, he's got the american national and a few other big money stakes and then if he's good enough (and he may be) the hambo in august.

Riccolo is a very nice and very well bred horse not because of sire but thedam has some interesting breeding. Walter so far on the caution side withhis horse after a injury last year. Seems to be fine always the next day ortwo after the race. As far as dropping 3 seconds he trotted last week in56.1 not sure any 3 yr colts are racing in 53.1 yet been watching the PAcircuit since I have a 3 yr old colt racing out there and will be sire stake raceat Chester next Friday. We will get a gauge on were there are time wise.Right he won't have to prove much here in Illinois because there are veryfew good Ill trotters so fractions will be soft and Riccolo will win majority of those races as long as he is sound. He is a good colt and if Walter paid the May payment for the Hambo we might see how much of a good colthe really is.

How fast do you want this 3 yr old to trot in he was hurt in his3rd start at 1-5 at 2 after trotting in 58.3 second time out.After 3 starts this year in 56.1 and 57.1 nice last quarterscoming home off the pace I would take him in a second.

my point was --if the horse was considered "good" --he wouldnt be racing @ Balmoral--he would have been sent east to a real trainer for a real campaign vs other east coast horsesthat fact that he is an Illinois bred killed those chances before the horse was born

so far we have seen Googoogaagaa do a 53.3 mile on the 5/8ths and the Simpson is this weekend

most of the top Hambletoian intended trotters dont race until the NJSS races or NYSS in late May , early June--so here ont he east coast there arent nay 3yo trot events available--unless you wanna face older just to get races in

i said nothing disparaging about the times--just about where he is racing--i am well aware that midwestern connections like the Ackermans usually have a Hambletonian prospect almost yearly